Entertainment

Theatre: What’s on this week (May 28-June 3)

The Cresset, Peterborough Box office 01733 265705 Vienna Festival Ballet Today (Thursday), 7.30pm The Johnny Cash Roadshow Tomorrow (Friday), 7.30pm Comedy Club May 2015 Tomorrow (Friday), 8pm Young Guns Monday Stamford Arts Centre Box office 01780 763203 Merlin’s Play in a Day – children’s workshop Today (Thursday), 10am and Monday, 2pm and 7pm Man and Superman – National Theatre – ...

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Memorable show

Unforgettable by New Perspectives Theatre South Holland Centre, Spalding Wednesday, 7.30pm Tickets £12, £10 conc, £7.50 under 26s Box Office 01775 764777 www.southhollandcentre.co.uk It’s the most unexpected things that rekindle the unique bond between brother and sister: an aging parent is one… Alzheimer’s is another! Some might think that basing a play around this heart wrenching condition would be a ...

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Film review: Tomorrowland: A World Beyond (12A)

A few exceptions aside, I’m not normally down with Disney films. Granted, I’m pretty pumped for the new Star Wars film this year, but I don’t really class that as quintessential Disney (more a stellar purchase). That’s the view I had of Tomorrowland: A World Beyond too, having been pretty impressed by the trailers and the casting of George Clooney. ...

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Film review: Mad Max – Fury Road (15)

Post-apocalyptic settings have become pretty commonplace in modern action films – but it’s fair to say that the original Mad Max trilogy is the grand-daddy of them all. While it’s unclear if Fury Road is a remake, sequel, reboot or just another story from that glorious cinematic universe, you can rest assured that George Miller’s return to the series after ...

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History meeting

The May meeting of the Fenland Family History Society will be held on Thursday, May 28, at St Peter’s Church Hall, Wisbech, at 7pm. The guest speaker will be Anne Barnes, who will talk about Keep It Clean with tales of loos and bathrooms through the ages. The usual information stands will be available. Visitors welcome, entry £2. For more ...

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Join in the celebration

On Saturday you can sing, play or just explore as the historic House of Correction in Folkingham opens its doors to the public, taking part in a spectacular nationwide musical performance to celebrate the Golden Weekend, marking the 50th Anniversary of the Landmark Trust. The former 19th-century gatehouse will be open from 10am to 4pm, alongside 24 other landmarks across ...

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Theatre: What’s on this week (May 14-20)

Stamford Arts Centre Box office 01780 763203 Travels with My Aunt – Stamford Shoestring Today (Thursday), tomorrow (Friday) and Saturday, 7.45pm Stamford Ghost Walk Experience Tomorrow (Friday), 9pm Future Oceans: A Sea of Hope or Despair? RGS Talk – Poetry/Talks Wednesday, 7.30pm The Young’uns Wednesday, 8pm Blackfrairs Arts Centre, Boston Box office 01205 363108 Richard Digance Sunday, 7.30pm King’s Lynn ...

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The magic of music

Spalding Amateur Dramatic and Operatic Society (SADOS) is just one week away from its next production The Magic of Music: A SADOS Summer Showcase. Working hard in rehearsals SADOS and Act II are getting ready to “flash bang wallop” their way through 34 songs from the stage, screen and charts to deliver a fantastic night’s entertainment. Director Brett Moore said: ‘’It’s ...

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Much-anticipated re-match at Vista wrestling extravaganza

Wresting returns to Spalding on Saturday as the larger than life grapplers of Falling Starr Wrestling come to town for an action packed evening of family entertainment. Taking place at the Spalding Vista Hall, the ‘fight night’ promises to be a real treat for fans as they will be thrilled by high-flying moves, big bodyslams and colourful characters on a ...

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Film review: Spooks: The Greater Good (15)

I never got round to watching Spooks during its near decade-long run on BBC One. I couldn’t quite tell you why, either. Spy shows and films are right up my street, with the likes of the Bourne trilogy and Daniel Craig’s James Bond offerings amongst my favourite in the genre. Assured that I didn’t really need to know much about ...

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Theatre: What’s on this week (May 7-13)

King’s Lynn Corn Exchange Box office 01553 764864 The Magic Of Motown Today (Thursday), 7.30pm Sing-a-Long-a Sound of Music Tomorrow (Friday), 7pm Jack Dee Helpdesk Saturday, 8pm Studio 19 Tuesday, 7.30pm The Cresset, Peterborough Box office 01733 265705 Dylan Moran – Off The Hook Today (Thursday), 7.30pm Roy Chubby Brown Tomorrow (Friday), 7.30pm Lee Nelson – Suited & Booted Wednesday, ...

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Need a fun night out?

Funhouse Comedy Club South Holland Centre Friday, 7.30pm Tickets £10 Box Office 01775 764777 www.southhollandcentre.co.uk   Funhouse Comedy Club brings another fun-filled night of laughter to South Holland Centre, Spalding tomorrow (Friday). Headlining is Canadian comedian, the zany Wes Zaharuk. Using his off-beat comedy props such as vacuum cleaners, whips, tape and blowers he dazzles audiences all over the world ...

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Film review: Unfriended (15)

It’s been a while since I watched a horror film that felt genuinely innovative – but Unfriended certainly achieves that. Over the past decade or so the market has been flooded with Blair Witch Project-style “found footage” or Saw-like “horror porn” – and both are wearing a little thin. With that in mind, Levan “Leo” Gabriadze’s Unfriended is something of ...

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Theatre: What’s on this week (Apr 30-May 6)

King’s Lynn Corn Exchange Box office 01553 764864 Comedy Club Today (Thursday), 8.45pm Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment – Watercycle Tomorrow (Friday), 6.30pm Key Theatre, Peterborough Box office 01733 207239 Roy Orbison & The Travelling Wilburys Tomorrow (Friday), 7.30pm The Ronnie Scott’s All Stars Saturday, 7.30pm An Evening with Julian Lloyd Webber Sunday, 7.30pm Royal Opera House Presents La ...

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What’s on (April 30-May 6)

TODAY South Holland Singers, 7.30pm-9.30pm, St Paul’s Primary School, Spalding, 01775 761106. South Holland Healthy Walks, 10.30am, start Holbeach Services Club. Meet your local Health Trainer, 9am-4pm, Sutton Bridge Community Centre, 07532 236616. Holbeach and Spalding Explorers: Spalding, 7pm-9pm; Holbeach 7.15pm-9.15pm, www.handsscouts.com Tots and carers, 9am-11.30am, Moulton Village Hall. Vitality classes, Broad Street Methodist Church, Spalding, 11.30am-12.30pm and 1.45pm-2.45pm; Weston ...

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Have fun at festival and TulipMania

There will be something for everyone at Spalding’s popular TulipMania event this weekend. The Springfields Festival and TulipMania will include the usual spectacular spring flower displays in Springfields Gardens, with an extra 10,000 tulips planted this year in celebration of South Holland’s bulb growing heritage. On Saturday the Tulipmania procession starts in the festival arena at 2.30pm. Free face painting ...

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SADOS ready for stage

Spalding Amateur Dramatic and Operatic Society (SADOS) are deep into rehearsals for their next production The Magic of Music: A SADOS Summer Showcase. This is a new venture for SADOS showcasing the talent their members have to offer in a vibrant and exciting blend of music and entertainment. Joined for the first time by members of Act II, SADOS will ...

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Film review: Marvel Avengers Age of Ultron (12A)

I don’t think I’ve looked forward to a film as much as Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron in quite some time. I’m fully invested in Marvel’s incredible cinematic universe (MCU) – and after last year’s game-changing Captain America sequel, Age of Ultron seems to have been teasing me for years, rather than a matter of months. Does it deliver? Hell ...

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Film review: Child 44 (15)

As soon as I saw its chilling trailer, I was drawn to Child 44 by a pretty impressive cast – led by the always terrific Tom Hardy. As it turns out, that cast – despite a few dodgy attempts at Russian accents across the board – are indeed the main redeeming factor of a film that, sadly, never really got ...

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What’s on (April 23-29)

TODAY South Holland Singers, 7.30pm-9.30pm, St Paul’s Primary School, Queens Road, Spalding, 01775 761106. South Holland Healthy Walks, 10.30am, Holbeach Services Club. Meet your local Health Trainer, 9am-4pm, Sutton Bridge Community Centre, 07532 236616. Holbeach and Spalding Explorers: Spalding, 7pm-9pm; Holbeach 7.15pm-9.15pm, open to 14-18 year olds, www.handsscouts.com Tots’ and carers’ group, 9am-11.30am, Moulton Village Hall. Vitality classes, Broad Street ...

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